Miller Takes Seat On Asd Board

Richard E. Miller, a former Allentown School Board director, was sworn in last night to fill the board's vacancy after the death on March 2 of Thomas W. Deibert.

"I want to thank the board for the confidence . . . I hope to add constructively," said Miller after being sworn in by Judge David E. Mellenberg at a special school board meeting.

The board also heard a resolution commending the "dedicated and conscientious" Deibert, who was a board member for nine years and served as president in 1983.

Miller, a Republican, said he was asked by board president Ronald Skinner to fill the post. "I was concerned about the time I would have to put in . . . but then agreed," he said. His term expires in December and he said he will not seek another .

"We are very grateful that you have consented," Skinner told Miller. Annabelle Creveling noted that Miller's leadership abilities would enhance the board.

Miller, 64, is president of Stewart Sandwiches. He will be the district's representative to the Joint Operating Committee of the Lehigh County Area Vo- Tech School.